Senior DevOps Engineer (m/f/d) | Legal AI Tech Start-up | Full Remote

Our offer for you

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in managing and optimizing Xayn’s cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency. You’ll work closely with development and AI teams to automate deployments, enhance monitoring, and drive infrastructure as code best practices, enabling seamless operations for Xayn’s Legal AI solutions.

YOUR TEAM

The Tech team consists of around 10 individuals who work remotely or at the office in Berlin city center. Besides the development team, Xayn’s technical lead and an external consultant team handle various tasks related to providing Xayn’s development team with the necessary technical environment, ensuring the smooth operation and scalability of Xayn’s AI applications.

YOUR HIRING MANAGER

Simon is heading the Tech Team (Development, Infrastructure). With more than 15 years of experience in software development, he is an advocate for product driven development, solving real life problems.

OUR BENEFITS

• Working hours:Flexible working hours: Full-time (32- 40h/week).
• Vacation:26 days + December 24th & 31st off
• Remote:100% remote work possible (given a German residence), other countries upon request
• Discounts:e.g. Urban Sports Club Membership
• Equipment:Laptop (Lenovo or Mac), second screen, keyboard etc.

Your responsibilities

• Manage and optimize Xayn’s infrastructure, ensuring efficient architecture, operation, and cost control
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform & Ansible
• Set up and maintain monitoring and alerting tools like Prometheus, ensuring system reliability and performance
• Create and manage Bash scripts to automate key operational processes and improve efficiency
• Deploy, manage, and optimize applications running on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Develop and maintain Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using GitLab to streamline deployments
• Collaborate with development teams to automate deployment processes and enhance operational efficiency
• Support teams with expertise in Docker and Docker Compose, optimizing containerized environments
• Work closely with the AI teamto implement technical solutions that support AI-driven workloads
• Set up and manage large-scale AI-related workloads and machines using Ansible to ensure seamless execution and performance

What to expect after 6 months

Our Tech Stack

• Server: e.g. Linux
• Cloud: AWS, OpenStack compatible Cloud (OTC Open Telekom Cloud)
• Monitoring: Prometheus
• Containerization: Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes
• IaaS Tools: Terraform & Ansible
• Programming Languages: Rust, TypeScript, Bash & Python
• Ticket System:Atlassian JIRA
• Repository: Github
• CI/CD System:GitHub Actions
• Documentation: Confluence
• Office Application: MS365
• Communication: Slack

About you

• Work permit: EU
• Language: English (fluent)
• Linux Expertise: Strong proficiency in Linux operating systems and Bash scripting
• Networking Skills: Experience in setting up and configuring networks, including DNS and OSI models
• Cloud Architecture: Proven track record in designing, developing, testing, and operating cloud-based architectures (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, OTC)
• Monitoring & Observability: Ability to set up and maintain monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, AWS Cloud Insights), aggregate relevant data, visualize insights, and derive actions
• Infrastructure as Code:Strong focus on automating cloud infrastructure provisioning and management using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or AWS CloudFormation
• Containerization & Orchestration: Expertise in containerizing applications with Docker and managing orchestration using Docker Compose
• Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or JavaScript